Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 5/3/2005 7:13:00 PM Author: Texas caregiver (rroe@sbcglobal.net) Subject: Wow, Lori.....a 24 hour daycare center! ... Wow, Lori.....a 24 hour daycare center! I'm not sure if that has ever been done, (to my knowledge). That service is a needed one. I do know that there is a demand for evening care because many women work in the evenings. I live near Austin, Texas and I charge $140.00 per child a week and I watch 4 total,(but I work 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday) Around here that is average pay. Now in other parts of Texas, such as Abilene, a provider makes around $80.00 per child a week, (but this information is from one source...there may be other providers in Abilene that make more). For your business I would charge parents $160.00 per week/per child at least during the day and then at least charge $175.00 full-time rate at night, (and you're going to need it to pay the evening rates of caregivers because it will be hard to find people to work a graveyard shift with children, even sleeping ones, with no incentive). These costs also weigh in benefits for your workers, if you supply that, and liability insurance for your center. That is only my opinion and you certainly will not be out of the ballpark by asking those prices. Infact, in some places on the east coast those prices would be considered conservative, especially if you provide good care. Best of luck to you! Name: Email: Subject

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